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removal to Fifeshire. On the motion of Major Bowden, Mr Wilson 

 was heartily thanked for his services as secretary, Messrs Watson 

 and ]\Iurray making complimentary remarks upon the value of his 

 exertions on behalf of the Society. Mr Robert Barbour was 

 elected secretary till the end of the current session. The Council 

 agreed to present a gold watch to Mr Wilson as a testimonial in 

 recognition of his labours as secretary. This presentation was 

 made on the 5th of July at a meeting of the Society specially sum- 

 moned for the purpose. 



Field Meeting. Ith of July. 



A party of twenty-six members from Dumfries, who wcie 

 joined on the way by Dr Grierson, president of the Society, and 

 several members from Sanquhar, making thirty-five in all, had a 

 circular drive on Saturday, 7th July, from Thornhill, i^roceeding 

 up the Valley of the Nith and Mennock Pass to Wanlockhead and 

 Leadhills, and returning by way of the Elvan and Dalveen Passes. 

 On the way up Metmock, a halt was made at a spot called the 

 Pangrains, to inspect two little grass-grown grounds, intersecting 

 each other in form of a cross, supposed to mark the site of an 

 ancient place of worship. The shaft of the cross is twelve yards 

 in length ; the arms each measures seven yards. At Wanlockhead 

 the party were conducted by Mr Peter Stewart, resident manager 

 of the Lead Mines, through the crushing, washing, and smelting 

 works, the various processes being explained to them, and Dr 

 Wilson, of Wanlockhead, pointing out the various minerals found 

 along with the galena. They had also explained to them the 

 methods employed in de&ilverising the ore (according to Pattinson's 

 patent) and extracting litharge. At Leadhills the President 

 obtained from one of the miners a few grains of native gold, and 

 several of the members procured samples of different minerals from 

 the lead mines. 



Field Meeting. %th of September. 



The last field meeting of the session was held on Saturday, 

 Sth Sei)tember, when a party of thirteen left the Fountain by wag- 

 gonette, at 9.30 A.M. They first visited Springfield Camp, near 

 Dunscore, where they were joined by the Kev. Mr Simpson and 

 Dr Callander. The latter undertook to act as conductor, and 



